2026 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team

[Matt2725]

Is Mercedes using the official standard BBS rims on their F1 cars or do they make their own custom rims in-house ?

From what I read, for many years they also made their own dampers/shocks in house, while teams like Ferrari are using Ohlins and Red Bull were/are using Multimatic DSSV.

If it's true Mercedes makes their rims and shocks in house that is very impressive.

Merc were famous for using their custom rims to control tyre wear by directing airflow through the rim and out the other side.

One thing that Wolff mentioned this weekend that is being overlooked IMO, is that McLaren especially use their own independent cooling, but more importantly, their own gearbox (with their own independent ratios). The suggestion seemed to be, that McLaren's chosen gear ratio setup especially, was likely part of the issue with not being able to make the most of the PU. Gear ratios are set for the year, so this may not be something McLaren can do much about until next season.

[Honda Porsche fan]

Is Mercedes using the official standard BBS rims on their F1 cars or do they make their own custom rims in-house ?

From what I read, for many years they also made their own dampers/shocks in house, while teams like Ferrari are using Ohlins and Red Bull were/are using Multimatic DSSV.

If it's true Mercedes makes their rims and shocks in house that is very impressive.

Merc were famous for using their custom rims to control tyre wear by directing airflow through the rim and out the other side.

One thing that Wolff mentioned this weekend that is being overlooked IMO, is that McLaren especially use their own independent cooling, but more importantly, their own gearbox (with their own independent ratios). The suggestion seemed to be, that McLaren's chosen gear ratio setup especially, was likely part of the issue with not being able to make the most of the PU. Gear ratios are set for the year, so this may not be something McLaren can do much about until next season.

What is the FIA's reasoning and intentions for restricting teams from selecting different gear ratios race by race ?

If a team chose the wrong or less effective gear ratio before the season starts while another team chose a better performing ratio then that doesn't allow fair and close competition, that team's entire season is over before the first race starts...

There's got to be a better solution. Allow a struggling team to make a gear ratio change mid season or allow every team to make one gear change mid season.

[WardenOfTheNorth]

Is Mercedes using the official standard BBS rims on their F1 cars or do they make their own custom rims in-house ?

From what I read, for many years they also made their own dampers/shocks in house, while teams like Ferrari are using Ohlins and Red Bull were/are using Multimatic DSSV.

If it's true Mercedes makes their rims and shocks in house that is very impressive.

Merc were famous for using their custom rims to control tyre wear by directing airflow through the rim and out the other side.

One thing that Wolff mentioned this weekend that is being overlooked IMO, is that McLaren especially use their own independent cooling, but more importantly, their own gearbox (with their own independent ratios). The suggestion seemed to be, that McLaren's chosen gear ratio setup especially, was likely part of the issue with not being able to make the most of the PU. Gear ratios are set for the year, so this may not be something McLaren can do much about until next season.

Actually this year teams are allowed to use a joker and re-nominate their gear ratios in season.

[Matt2725]

Is Mercedes using the official standard BBS rims on their F1 cars or do they make their own custom rims in-house ?

From what I read, for many years they also made their own dampers/shocks in house, while teams like Ferrari are using Ohlins and Red Bull were/are using Multimatic DSSV.

If it's true Mercedes makes their rims and shocks in house that is very impressive.

Merc were famous for using their custom rims to control tyre wear by directing airflow through the rim and out the other side.

One thing that Wolff mentioned this weekend that is being overlooked IMO, is that McLaren especially use their own independent cooling, but more importantly, their own gearbox (with their own independent ratios). The suggestion seemed to be, that McLaren's chosen gear ratio setup especially, was likely part of the issue with not being able to make the most of the PU. Gear ratios are set for the year, so this may not be something McLaren can do much about until next season.

Actually this year teams are allowed to use a joker and re-nominate their gear ratios in season.

I stand corrected. In that case, I wonder if McLaren will move more towards a ratio setup similar to Mercedes.

[Lasssept]